What Are Your Gym/Fitness/Routine Moans?
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HarryFlatters said:
popeyewhite said:
People who walk into the gym and head straight to fill up their gallon water bottle. From the ice cold drinking water dispenser.
Easier than trying to fill it up at the cross trainer.1. You won't monopolise the trickle from the water spout for 3 minutes.
2. You'll be able to get on the machine you want immediately - rather than someone nicking it while you're eyeing up the ladies, competition etc.
3. You'll be able to drink from your bottle without the ice cold water making you feel nauseous.
popeyewhite said:
Easier still to fill it up before you leave your house. Then
1. You won't monopolise the trickle from the water spout for 3 minutes.
2. You'll be able to get on the machine you want immediately - rather than someone nicking it while you're eyeing up the ladies, competition etc.
3. You'll be able to drink from your bottle without the ice cold water making you feel nauseous.
Every bottle I've had has leaked to an extent, so I'd get my car seats all wet, because they don't fit in the cup holders.1. You won't monopolise the trickle from the water spout for 3 minutes.
2. You'll be able to get on the machine you want immediately - rather than someone nicking it while you're eyeing up the ladies, competition etc.
3. You'll be able to drink from your bottle without the ice cold water making you feel nauseous.
Getting on a machine immediately isn't really a concern, what's the rush?
Cold water doesn't make me feel ill, nor anyone I've ever met tbh...
Not everyone goes to the gym from home.
So, if you're filling up your bottle at home, and cold water makes you feel sick, why are you complaining about needing to use the water machine at the gym?
HarryFlatters said:
Every bottle I've had has leaked to an extent, so I'd get my car seats all wet, because they don't fit in the cup holders.
A good reason for buying a new bottle. Every bottle?? I've got about 6 and none of them leak. Don't fit in the cupholders either though.
HarryFlatters said:
Getting on a machine immediately isn't really a concern, what's the rush?
If the gym's busy...but yes, if you dawdle by a water machine you probably dawdle with your exercises.HarryFlatters said:
Cold water doesn't make me feel ill, nor anyone I've ever met tbh...
Medical fact: Drink too much cold water on an empty stomach when exercising and you'll feel sick. Seen it many times. HarryFlatters said:
Not everyone goes to the gym from home.
You've got me there! But they probably go from somewhere with a tap d'you think?HarryFlatters said:
So, if you're filling up your bottle at home, and cold water makes you feel sick, why are you complaining about needing to use the water machine at the gym?
I, like many others, just use the water machine for the purpose it was designed: depress the lever and sip from the curved spout.N.B. I'm moaning because the thread title is 'What Are Your Gym/Fitness/Routine Moans?'
My biggest moan at the moment is when a machine breaks halfway through a rep.
On Saturday morning I was doing face pulls, as I pulled towards me on the second set a nut came loose on the cable machine, the bolt at the bottom came out and the cable went completely slack, meaning I took the metal bit of the rope attachment straight across the bridge of the nose.
I've still got quite an impressive bruise now.
On Saturday morning I was doing face pulls, as I pulled towards me on the second set a nut came loose on the cable machine, the bolt at the bottom came out and the cable went completely slack, meaning I took the metal bit of the rope attachment straight across the bridge of the nose.
I've still got quite an impressive bruise now.
I've probably mentioned it before but...changing room space invaders.
Seriously, the ENTIRE changing room (circa 150 lockers) to choose from and you come over to the 4ft bench that I'm clearly using to take a locker next to mine. Extra points for doing it when I'm naked having just come out of the shower.
Seriously, the ENTIRE changing room (circa 150 lockers) to choose from and you come over to the 4ft bench that I'm clearly using to take a locker next to mine. Extra points for doing it when I'm naked having just come out of the shower.
What, that I don't own the gym, the changing room or even the bench I'm using and have no right to stop them taking whichever locker they feel like? Can't see that going too well.
That's not just me though, is it? Surely the rules for urinal spacing have SOME parallels with lockers & bench space?
That's not just me though, is it? Surely the rules for urinal spacing have SOME parallels with lockers & bench space?
Centurion07 said:
I've probably mentioned it before but...changing room space invaders.
Seriously, the ENTIRE changing room (circa 150 lockers) to choose from and you come over to the 4ft bench that I'm clearly using to take a locker next to mine. Extra points for doing it when I'm naked having just come out of the shower.
That's locker OCD - I guarantee it.Seriously, the ENTIRE changing room (circa 150 lockers) to choose from and you come over to the 4ft bench that I'm clearly using to take a locker next to mine. Extra points for doing it when I'm naked having just come out of the shower.
I've seen guys who use the same locker day in, day out, regardless of busy-ness in that section of changing room
True.
I have locker OCD but not to the extent of cosying up to someone on a 4ft bench, even if he's fully-clothed. But when he's NAKED?!
As an aside, locker OCD helps if and when there's a problem and you have to tell the staff which number is yours.
Plus "my" locker is the only one directly in front of, and only a short distance away from, one of the mirrors meaning I can check out my pump post-workout.
Maybe it was this that caught his eye...?
I have locker OCD but not to the extent of cosying up to someone on a 4ft bench, even if he's fully-clothed. But when he's NAKED?!
As an aside, locker OCD helps if and when there's a problem and you have to tell the staff which number is yours.
Plus "my" locker is the only one directly in front of, and only a short distance away from, one of the mirrors meaning I can check out my pump post-workout.
Maybe it was this that caught his eye...?
Centurion07 said:
That's where your physics lessons and their "light reflects in this way" comes in handy as you work out which mirrors you can stare into but appear to be looking the other way.
Just need to be careful you can't get busted from ANOTHER mirror.
Ask me how I know...
Just need to be careful you can't get busted from ANOTHER mirror.
Ask me how I know...
Because you're standing with a bunch of old men all apparently fascinated by an empty corner of the gym?
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